Is it possible to use the object reference syntax within a 'here' document, such as: my $html=<<EOT; <HTML><HEAD> <TITLE></TITLE> </HEAD><BODY> <A HREF=" $cgi->referer "> Go Back!!</A> </BODY></HTML> EOT print $html; I've tried curly and square brackets in various places, but without any luck. TIA johnw@imagelinc.com